Social Work at Widener University

If you are interested in studying social work, you may want to check out the program at Widener University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Widener is located in Chester, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 6,150. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received a bachelor's degree in social work from Widener.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Social Work section at the bottom of this page.

Widener Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work
• Master’s Degree in Social Work
• Doctorate Degree in Social Work

Widener Social Work Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social work programs across the country. The following shows how Widener performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social work major at Widener is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Work. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Social Work Schools	21
Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	50
Most Popular Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools	66
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Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	375
Most Focused Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	447

In 2021, 263 students received their master’s degree in social work from Widener. This makes it the #22 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in social work, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Work Student Demographics at Widener

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at Widener University.

Widener Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at Widener since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at Widener are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Widener University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Widener Social Work Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 263 students graduated with a master's degree in social work from Widener. About 9% were men and 91% were women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from Widener, 51% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Widener University with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	65
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	134
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	45

Widener also has a doctoral program available in social work. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Public Administration

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Widener University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	20,160	$43,680
Social and Community Service Managers	8,300	$65,620
Substance Abuse Social Workers	7,860	$38,440
Healthcare Social Workers	7,560	$53,770
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	4,150	$55,280

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By User:Smallbones at English Wikipedia. under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.